Island Lifestyle Importers is introducing a new line of Tommy Bahama branded cigar accessories. The new Tommy Bahama “Cigar Club” series will begin shipping next week. The series will consist of a desktop humidor, folding ashtray, table-top plunge cutter, crystal ashtray, table-top quad torch lighter, dual torch pocket lighter, cigar cutter and the 610 travel […]
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Cigar News: Island Lifestyle to Expand Aged Reserve Cigar Line
William Cooper Cigar News, IPCPR 2017 No Comments IPCPR 2017, Island Lifestyle Importers, News
Island Lifestyle Importers has announced that it will bring three sizes of its Aged Reserve line of cigars into national distribution. Plans are for the company to introduce Robusto (5 x 54), Churchill (7 x 54), and Gordo (6 x 60) sizes to the company’s Aged Reserve Connecticut, Sungrown, and Maduro lines. The new sizes are expected […]
Prime Time Show Episode 7: Enrique Sanchez, 1502 Cigars
William Cooper Podcast No Comments 1502, Developing Palates, Global Premium Cigars, GPC, Podcast, Prime Time Show
For Episode 7 of the Prime Time Show. we welcome our special guest, the one and only Enrique Sanchez Icaza, the founder and CEO of Global Premium Cigars – makers of the 1502 brand! It will be fun show to relax and enjoy. We will catch up on what’s been happening with 1502. In our […]
Cigar News: MLB Cigar Ventures Names Alexandria Kling Vice President of Branding and Inside Sales
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments MLB Cigar Ventures, News, People
Mike Bellody’s MLB Cigar Ventures, makers of the Imperia and David P. Ehrlich line of cigars has named Alexandria Kling Vice President of Branding and Inside Sales. The move is effective June 1st, 2017. Kling’s experience includes running Inside Sales for a nationally known cigar company. She also created Alux Cigar Brokerage, the cigar industry’s […]
Cigar Review: Camacho Ecuador BXP Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Camacho, Davidoff, Review
Early in 2017, Camacho Cigars announced the Camacho BXP line. This introduced a series of box-pressed offerings to the Camacho Corojo, Camacho Connecticut, and Camacho Ecuador lines. Box-pressed cigars are not only new to the Camacho brand, but they are relatively new to Camacho’s parent company Davidoff. The introduction of these box-pressed cigars can be considered an extension […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 7: 5/25/17 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific
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Get ready for Prime Time – the Cigar Industry’s podcast! Join Will and Aaron for Episode 7 of the Prime Time Show. This week we welcome our special guest, the one and only Enrique Sanchez Icaza, the founder and CEO of Global Premium Cigars – makers of the 1502 brand! It will be fun segment to relax […]
Cigar Review: Southern Draw Rose of Sharon Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Review, Southern Draw
Earlier this year, Southern Draw Cigars had a national launch for a new Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade offering known as Rose of Sharon. The Rose of Sharon is the company’s second Connecticut Shade cigar following up the QuickDraw Connecticut. While the QuickDraw Connecticut is a line that focuses on smaller, thinner connoisseur sizes, the Rose of […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Announces Official Opening of New Honduran Factory
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Camacho, Davidoff, News, Places
Davidoff’s new Honduran factory is now a reality. Today Oettinger Davidoff AG officially announced the opening of its new factory in Danlí, Honduras. The new factory is called Diadema Cigars de Honduras SA. and replaces the existing Camacho factory Agroindustria Laepe SA. It was two years ago when Davidoff announced it had purchased land in Honduras to build […]
Cigar Review: David P. Ehrlich Tremont Toro by MLB Cigar Ventures
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, MLB Cigar Ventures, Review
David P. Ehrlich is the second brand launched by Mike Bellody’s MLB Cigar Ventures. The slogan for MLB Cigar Ventures is “Developed by Legends, Smoked by Connoisseurs” and that has been the philosophy adopted by Bellody as he has built his brands. For his Imperia brand, Bellody worked with Manuel “Manolo” Quesada to come up […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Art Edition 2017 Unveiled
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2017 Preview, Davidoff, News
Today Davidoff has announced the Davidoff Art Edition 2017. The cigar will make its formal debut at the Art Basel festival being held in Basel, Switzerland from June 15 to June 18. The Davidoff Art Edition 2017 becomes the third installment in Davidoff’s Art Edition line. The Davidoff Art Edition series made its debut in […]